Where does “aʼbakkaʼ raukang” come from?

aʼbakkaʼ raukang (Makasar) comes from Makasar aʼbakkaʼ, from Makasar aʼ-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ-.

aʼbakkaʼ raukang (Makasar): to progress quickly e.g., in lessons or business; literally: to grow up like rattan

Definitions

  1. to progress quickly e.g., in lessons or business; literally: to grow up like rattan

Ancestry of “aʼbakkaʼ raukang”, step by step

aʼbakkaʼ raukang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar aʼbakkaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaraʼbakkaʼto grow; to grow up; to increase; to rise
2Makasaraʼ-derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maʀ-—

via Makasar raukang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarraukang—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ- →Every word from Makasar aʼ- →Every word from Makasar aʼbakkaʼ →